Nehemiah · נְחֶמְיָה

Nehemiah 5:14

גַּ֣ם מִיּ֡וֹם אֲשֶׁ֡ר צִוָּ֡ה אֹתִ֡י לִהְי֣וֹת פַּחֲמ֣וֹ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֡ה מִשְּׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֡ים וְעַ֣ד שְׁנַ֡ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֡ים וּשְׁתַּ֡יִם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֡סְתְּא הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ שְׁנֵ֡ים עֶשְׂרֵ֡ה שָׁנָ֡ה אֲנִ֡י וְאַחַ֡י לֶ֡חֶם הַפֶּחָ֡ה לֹ֡א אָכָֽלְנוּ׃
gam miyvom ʾasher ṣivah ʾotiy lihyvot paḥamvo bʾereṣ yhvdah mishnat ʿeshriym vʿad shnat shloshiym vshtayim lʾartaḥshastʾ hamelek shneym ʿeshreh shanah ʾaniy vʾaḥay leḥem hapeḥah loʾ ʾakalnv
King James Version (KJV)

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Modern English

Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor.

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